Creating a Cloudflare connection
Create the connection by using one of the following methods:Using API Key
To create the connection you need:- An Email
- A Global API Key
Obtaining the credentials
- Login to Cloudflare.
- Navigate to API Tokens.
- Under API Keys, click View on the Global API Key row.
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Enter your password to unlock the secret API key.
Creating your connection
- In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
- Select the Cloudflare icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
- (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
- Select API Key as the method to create the connection.
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Fill in the parameters:
- The Email
- The Global API Key
- (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
- Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.
Using API Token
To create the connection you need:- An API Token
Obtaining the credentials
- Login to Cloudflare.
- In the top-right corner click on My Profile > API Tokens.
- Select Create Token.
Creating your connection
- In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
- Select the Cloudflare icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
- (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
- Select API Token as the method to create the connection.
- Fill in the parameters:
- The API Token
- (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
- Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.